Issues

This section is for issues that practitioners need to be aware of, including:

Issues raised by technology and sociotechnical systems:

• Sustainability
  • Climate change
  • Energy
• Inclusivity
  • Accessibility
• Research ethics
• Algorithmic prediction and decision-making
• Automation and its impact on human work and life
• Persuasion and behavior change
• Communication, education, and propaganda
  • Influence on the political process
• Advertising
• Data usage & big data
• Surveillance
• Accountability

World issues in which technology plays a role:

• Economic inequality
• Political inequality and oppression
• Democracy and its implementation
• Discrimination, sexism, racism, ...
• Human rights violations